(01-12-2019, 01:34 PM)Steelers Beaches Wrote:

(01-11-2019, 06:34 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: No one is calling it a dump. There really isn't some negative view of the stadium in general. 
I think the game day experience is pretty good and I've been to games in a dozen stadiums all over the country. 

All we are talking about the executive president of the franchise answering questions about hosting a superbowl. 

You seem to be running somewhere else altogether here. No one said it was terrible. 

It's not a bad venue. It simply cannot be competitive  with the influx of new stadiums like the ones in Dallas, Atlanta, Minneapolis etc when it comes time to attract a superbowl.  Not to mention the fact that the underlying structure of TIAA Bank Field is that of the old Gator Bowl - built in the late 1940's. 
That structure was razed down to it's most essential structural components in 1994 and rebuilt into largely what it is now. It's received a few facelifts and upgrades, but it is very far from "modern." 

Every owner and every franchise eventually reach a point where big decisions must be made about upgrading their stadium.  It's still several years away for Jacksonville, but Lamping is wise enough to begin creating the required expectations for city funding to help when the time comes. That's all he's doing. Planting the seeds for an eventual "big ask" from the city of Jacksonville to share in the cost of a stadium that ranks with the best in the world.

Well, the article I saw rated it as 23rd, another at 25th. I still maintain those are quite low for a place that was voted "best stadium experience" just a year ago. 

https://www.simplemost.com/nfl-stadiums-...t-to-best/

And, like I said, I find Heinz Field and Bank comparable, yet HF is ranked 5th to Bank's 25th ranking. But in one of the articles, it seemed to consider the view and location, which HF would come in much higher considering those factors. 

Attracting a Super Bowl is an entire other kettle of fish. ...